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Papa Doug Manchester picks Siberian bride-to-be
A good lawyer knows the law; a great lawyer knows the judge.— August 21, 2013 9:22 a.m.
Papa Doug Manchester picks Siberian bride-to-be
Clever lawyers can bust pre-nuptial agreements.— August 21, 2013 8:42 a.m.
Papa Doug Manchester picks Siberian bride-to-be
Joke: Russian mail order bride lives in condo complex. Newly wed husband comes home and asks whether she learned any new English words. "Yes," she replied, "half!" Papa has a pre-nuptial agreement, no doubt. He and Filner both wanted much younger brides.... When you fast-forward these December-May unions you have an Anna-Nicole Smith situation. Huge Hefner believes his brides enjoy changing diapers.— August 21, 2013 8:12 a.m.
City Attorney's one-eighty on Sunroad. Office calls Sunroad lawsuit a "sham"
Pat, Your analysis is good. The conclusion is inescapable. Machinated lawsuits are often a subtrifuge. This explains best the consequences. Not so unintended after all perhaps.— August 21, 2013 6:35 a.m.
City Attorney's one-eighty on Sunroad. Office calls Sunroad lawsuit a "sham"
Dorian, It just keeps getting weirder and weirder. Goldsmith does so many about faces that he must be dizzy. With Filner tied up with Gloria Allred, the big giveaways to developers may go forward unhindered. Briggs complained of government corruption and participated in the palace coup. He then claimed that the sex scandal was part of corruption downtown. Briggs has business downtown himself on behalf of his clients. We now see the unintended consequences of potificating while advocating.... This is nothing that I will not tell Briggs myself. He will rue the day he stood with Gonzalez and Frye and condemned our mayor. Far, far worse is yet to come. You can already see the bugs scurrying out from underneath the bucket....— August 20, 2013 10:09 p.m.
Filner, Goldsmith met today: reports
I have clients whose interests might be harmed by my political positions. Legal opinions stand on their own. Non-lawyers such as yourself may have correct opinions. Yours are erroneous in regard to mediation. Do you want to go on and on without being corrected? Just because you were born in San Diego and know all the names of people here does not qualify you to render the opinions you do. I have degrees in psychology and law. I have 35 years practicing law. I used to skateboard in La Jolla in 1961 and surf at Wind 'N Sea. Does that qualify me? I have practiced here for 30 years. Is that enough for you? If you had a bugger in your nose, would you rather wear that or have me point it out? You have no problem in attacking others. So why give you my name? You legal opinion does not compared to mine, especially when you don't know mediation from arbitration and you have never completed law school or even practiced law. So why render such firm know-it-all opinions? You evaluate cases for their settlement value all without having practiced a single day! That rubs some of us the wrong way.— August 20, 2013 8:38 a.m.
Filner, Goldsmith met today: reports
Having, said that, and with all due respect, mediation is often started at one session and continued through other sessions. The mediator may make a mediator's recommendation, which I encourage you to research as a homework assignment. You will note, however that no mediator has ever made a finding, mediation is about resolving the amount. Allred stated in her first press release that Filner must resign as a condition precedent to any negotiations. That condition may still be in effect but only as to a final settlement. Respect.— August 19, 2013 10:38 p.m.
Filner, Goldsmith met today: reports
All mediation agreements are binding. They may be enforced by motion if signed by the parties pursuant to a settlement agreement reached at the mediation. You are confusing binding vs. non-binding arbitration with mediation. In settlement, parties do NOT settle based on punitive or treble damages. You have the second year law student disease. Being sophomoric does not add to your otherwise good analysis. Not offense intended. But you should have the concepts straight before offering legal opinions. You might have a sophisticated audience and be unnecessarily embarrassed. This is a common subject of confusion, however. It does not reflect on your intelligence, unless you persist in erroneous legal analysis.— August 19, 2013 10:24 p.m.
If Filner falls, so rise the Kochs?
Julius Caesar proposed to make Gauls citizens of Rome. Caesar had been a Tribune. The Patricians backstabbed him on the Senate floor to preserve their privileged existence, not because he set himself up as Emperor. They begged him to be Emperor just as most of the founding fathers begged George Washington to be king. Only 3% of colonists actually bore arms against the British. Filner is a man of the people. But few actually want to live free. In 1812, many wanted to return to being subjects of the Crown. Democracy is non-existent without education and a free press. Money in politics trumps democracy. We see proof of this more and more every day. San Diego is one of the best examples of money controling politics and the press.— August 19, 2013 5:29 p.m.
If Filner falls, so rise the Kochs?
By the definition of sexual harassment in the Filner case, one-half of all high school boys should be thrown in jail for kissing.— August 19, 2013 5:14 p.m.